Selecting the Three Gunners Assets to Choose v Wolverhampton? FPL Lineup of the Week

The big decision in the FPL lineup of the gameweek is to opt for no Manchester City assets - indeed, that includes Erling Haaland!

Our funds is required to go all-in on Arsenal players as they host one of the poorest teams in Premier League history.

It's true, City scored a total of five times on their most recent away fixture, but this time they meet Palace, a side with the second-strongest defence in the league for goals allowed and fourth-strongest in terms of expected goals conceded.

And the Gunners home to Wolves is the kind of encounter you must target - the leading team in the division against one lacking of momentum, quality and self-belief.

The lineup of the gameweek is selected based on current valuations to stay under a £100m budget, as if you were playing a Free Hit.

Performance of The Previous Squad Perform?

No captain return but strong points from Bruno Fernandes (18), Ruben Dias (fourteen), Phil Foden (12) and James Tarkowski (9), along with a lucky sixteen-point Dewsbury-Hall bench appearance led to a massive 83 points. Success!

FPL Team of the Gameweek for Gameweek 16

Defensive Picks

Roefs, Sunderland, goalkeeper, £4.7m - Newcastle (home)

This long-awaited Tyne-Wear derby in the top flight since 2016 is going to be loud, fiery, combative - and it may prove to be one of those tight matches that is all drama but minimal goalmouth action.

Which would render the Sunderland keeper, ranked third in the goalkeeper scoring charts, a decent pick.

Ben White, the Gunners, £5.2m - Wolverhampton (home)

An Gunners defender is a essential pick this week. Wolves have one goal on the road so far and a single goal in their last six fixtures.

Ben White is a fantastic attacking option when he gets his opportunity. Having started the past two games at right-back, registered a 14-point haul against Brentford and leads the charts in that time among Arsenal defenders with 2 key passes, two attempts inside the area and an expected goal involvement of 0.7.

Cucurella, the Blues, £6.2m - Everton (h)

The Toffees are inconsistent so this selection is focused more on the Blues'defence and Cucurella potential.

The London club have the fourth-strongest defence while Cucurella has created more opportunities (nineteen) than any other defender in the league.

And he is yet to score yet, having netted five times the previous campaign.

Dalot, United, £4.4m - Bournemouth (home)

You can't have high expectations for a Manchester United shutout - they have just one all season - but the Cherries'scoring have slowed down in the last two games.

More importantly, the Portuguese defender has been getting in some incredibly attacking positions as left wing-back in the last three fixtures.

In those matches he's taken 4 attempts, 2 clear opportunities, one goal and one assist. He also missed a cracking opportunity at Wolves on Monday as well.

Midfield

Bukayo Saka (captain), Arsenal, £10.2m - Wolverhampton (h)

This game against Wolves is too juicy to pass up and that renders Saka, the Gunners'best offensive asset essential.

Little statistical analysis needed to support this pick. United had twenty-seven attempts at Wolverhampton on Monday, scored four and might have had twice as many.

The Gunners will be rubbing their hands.

Declan Rice, the Gunners, £7.1m - Wolverhampton (h)

Just a single point behind Bruno Fernandes in the midfield scoring list, Declan Rice is so reliable for Arsenal.

More attacking this season, he's generated more chances than any other Arsenal player (27) and has five assists to show for it.

He's also the surest bet for minutes as the manager could see this as a opportunity to rotate his players.

Bruno Fernandes, United, £9m - Bournemouth (home)

The Portuguese playmaker may have taken over from Semenyo as the must-own FPL midfield asset.

Fixture-proof, always a shout for defensive contribution points and with several routes to FPL returns.

Palmer, Chelsea, £10.3m - the Toffees (home)

This gameweek's punt, Cole Palmer has his first 90 minutes since returning after a lengthy layoff and we know what an high-scoring FPL asset he is capable of being.

You get the feeling that, as quickly as he has a single strong performance, FPL managers will be flocking to sign him up.

He missed ChelseaEuropean defeat at the Italian side, but that was the club easing him back carefully so he should be fresh for Everton.

Ouattara, the Bees, £6m - Leeds (home)

Leeds come into this match following two strong home performances against the Blues and Liverpool, but away from home they have let in three times for each one they've scored.

This is likely the winger's final fixture before heading to the Africa Cup of Nations.

He has been outstanding for Brentford this term, and has 5 goal contributions in his past three home matches.

Forwards

Igor Thiago, the Bees, £6.9m - Leeds United (home)

It's been a disappointing couple of gameweeks for Thiago FPL managers, with only 3 points in two matches.

Nevertheless, he's the second-highest goal scorer in the league and has seven strikes in 7 home games. He's the top striker choice for this round and, with a favourable fixture list, you can select and hold up until the end of January at the very least.

Ekitike, the Reds, £8.4m - Brighton (h)

It is expected that the manager continues to start with the promising striker, after his brace haul at Leeds United.

He performed strongly at the start of the campaign and you wonder what he could have achieved had a rival striker not been signed and competed with him for minutes at centre-forward.

The Bench

• Dubravka, Burnley, £4m - Fulham ({h|home